Local Plan 2018-2033

The Council's Local Plan 2018-2033:

• explains how land in the Borough of Broxbourne will be used and developed
• contains the policies the Council will use to determine planning applications
• replaces the previous local plan
• forms part of the development plan for the Borough of Broxbourne, alongside the Hertfordshire Waste Plan and the Hertfordshire Minerals Plan
• should be read alongside the National Planning Policy Framework 

The Local Plan Inspector’s final report on the soundness of the Council's Local Plan 2018-2033 was published on 14 April 2020. The report concluded that the Local Plan is sound with modifications. The Local Plan was adopted during a virtual (online) Council meeting on Tuesday 23 June 2020.

You can view and download the following documents as PDF files:

• Local Plan 2018-2033 (Adopted 23 June 2020)
• Local Plan 2018-2033 Appendix E [containing Indicative Concept Plans]
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan 2018-2033
• Inspector’s Final Report and Appendix [containing a Schedule of Main Modifications.]
• Policies Map (JPEG)

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

The following documents have been adopted by the Council as supplementary to the Local Plan:

• Wharf Road SPD (November 2023)
• Employment and Skills SPD (November 2023)

Additional Council resources

You can view:

• the Council's interactive maps that show the layers from the Policies Map, together with additional mapping data (see also the disclaimer and instruction manual)
• the Council's supplementary planning guidance (SPG)
• Monitoring
• Statement of Community Involvement
• other plans and developments
• Evidence studies